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Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)
Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)

Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)

Date2/7/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay; Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes; the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Midland for winter. The 2;828-ton; 234-foot-long vessel yesterday was busy breaking up 14-inch ice at Port McNicoll so that grain carrier Algogen could get closer to elevators. Master of ship and its 40-man crew is Capt. Patrick Connor of Newfoundland; on the bridge with Quartermaster Daniel Coligan.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014139F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Midland
County:Simcoe (Ont. : County)
Province or state:Ontario